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Di-adenosine tetraphosphate (Ap4A) metabolism impacts biofilm formation by Pseudomonas fluorescens via modulation of c-di-GMP-dependent pathways.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 2010
Monds Russell D, Newell Peter D, Wagner Jeffrey C, Schwartzman Julia A, Lu Wenyun, Rabinowitz Joshua D, O'Toole George A
Abstract excerpt
Dinucleoside tetraphosphates are common constituents of the cell and are thought to play diverse biological roles in organisms ranging from bacteria to humans. In this study we characterized two independent mechanisms by which di-adenosine tetraphosphate (Ap4A) metabolism impacts biofilm formation by Pseudomonas fluorescens. Null mutations in apaH, the gene encoding nucleoside tetraphosphate hydrolase, resulted...
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